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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Therion - Sitra Ahra as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
A head kick from Smith lands but Watson takes it in his stride.
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson's corner calls for a 1-2. Watson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Watson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
Smith looks winded!
Watson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Watson finds Smith's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Smith flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Watson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Smith will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Watson!
A relieved looking John Watson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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