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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickard Rakell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakell comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Rack City. Rickard Rakell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickard Rakell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakell lands a nice hook to Watanabe's body. Watanabe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rakell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rakell slaps away a takedown attempt from Watanabe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Rakell as he connects with a hook.
Watanabe walks into a left hand.
Rakell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Harambe Remembrance Hall in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Rakell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rakell.
Watanabe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watanabe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rakell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watanabe somewhat.
It looked like Rakell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rakell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watanabe takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakell with a jab.
Rakell connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakell lands with a hook. Watanabe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rakell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watanabe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Watanabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Rakell's brow.
Rakell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rakell tries to get out of the position.
Rakell wants to stand up but Watanabe is controlling him.
Watanabe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watanabe stands up over Rakell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rakell's head.
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.
Watanabe won't allow Rakell to get back to his feet.
Watanabe trying to control but Rakell is working from the bottom.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watanabe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is in close to Rakell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rakell is rocked!
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Rakell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rakell's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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