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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes into the arena with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grace counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grace scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Grace moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Grace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grace throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watson moves out of range as Grace strikes.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Grace is wise to it.
Grace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Grace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Good shot there by Grace.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grace momentarily.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Grace throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson throws out a counter right but Grace avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Watson backs away, Grace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grace thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watson cracks Grace with a good jab.
Grace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Watson throws a lazy body kick
and Grace counters with a body kick.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Grace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grace misses with a looping right.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Grace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
That kick from Grace tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson misses with a body shot
enabling Grace to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Grace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Grace blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace slips a jab from Watson.
Charles Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Watson checks it.
Watson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
A low kick from Grace misses
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Watson throws a leg kick but Grace moved away.
Grace is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Grace.
Grace dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Grace dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Grace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
Watson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grace. Grace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grace. That did some damage!
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watson throws a hook but Grace blocks it.
Grace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson checks a low kick from Grace.
Grace throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grace.
A big right from Grace misses.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Grace misses.
Watson checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson moves out of range as Grace strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace scores with a spinning back kick!
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Grace's head.
Grace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grace is looking to land body kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Grace misses.
Watson tries to keep at a distance but Grace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Grace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Grace blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson misses with some punches.
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Grace throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Grace misses.
Watson cracks Grace with an open hand slap.
Grace walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Watson takes one on the button.
Good work by Grace as he checks the leg kick.
Watson throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Watson wants to slow Grace down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Grace keeps Watson at a distance using the push kick.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace throws a lazy head kick
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Grace misses with a leg kick
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Grace's head back.
Grace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Grace connects with a body shot.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watson is able to avoid easily.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Grace off the cage and back into range.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Grace throws a big counter combination but Watson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Grace lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Grace looks for the body kick but Watson saw that one coming.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grace looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grace.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Grace tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Grace is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace lands the left hand.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grace.
Watson throws out a counter right but Grace avoids it with no problem.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson slips a straight right by Grace.
Grace lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Watson misses with an uppercut
enabling Grace to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Grace digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Grace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Grace. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grace.
Grace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Grace wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Grace misses with a looping left.
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!
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grace. That's going to slow Watson down.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Grace counters with a two punch combo.
Grace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watson.
Grace moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Grace slips a straight right by Watson.
Grace throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Grace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grace 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Grace!
Post fight, Charles Grace stared into the camera and said 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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