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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariano Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldridge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aldridge's guard.
Aldridge wants to get back to his feet but Watts passes into half guard.
Aldridge is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aldridge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldridge is adopting a defensive guard.
Watts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts trying to control but Aldridge is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watts throws an elbow that misses. Aldridge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Aldridge!
Aldridge throwing strikes but missing.
Aldridge chips away with some ground and pound.
Aldridge content to stall in guard here.
Aldridge throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge stays in close to Watts's body and controls the position.
It looks like Aldridge might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Aldridge trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Aldridge postures up in Watts's guard and throws a big left but Watts blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aldridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watts is looking to counter the offense by Aldridge and move into the clinch.
Aldridge moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Aldridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldridge has managed to clinch.
A short right from Aldridge on the inside.
Mariano Watts's cut is getting worse.
Aldridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldridge moves into the clinch.
Watts pulls guard.
Aldridge wants to stand but Watts is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge wants to stand and escape but instead Watts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aldridge is looking to stand up but Watts isn't so interested in that idea.
Aldridge trying to keep a closed guard but Watts is proving a slippery customer.
Aldridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Aldridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariano Watts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aldridge gets a takedown into half guard.
Aldridge winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aldridge lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldridge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldridge is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Watts still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Watts has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge is trying to control Watts's posture but Watts avoids it.
Aldridge tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Aldridge can't do much from the bottom here.
Aldridge gets back to half guard.
Aldridge missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aldridge is looking to improve his position.
Aldridge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watts.
Watts thows a huge punch but Aldridge dodges it nicely.
Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watts lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldridge punching from the bottom.
Watts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts prevents Aldridge from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldridge misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Aldridge as Watts shoots in.
Aldridge swinging wildly here.
Watts clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldridge throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
Watts has closed the distance and engaged Aldridge in a clinch.
Watts ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watts no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aldridge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aldridge wants to stand but Watts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watts is trying to keep Aldridge in close.
Watts is working an open guard so Aldridge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mariano Watts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mariano Watts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldridge darts in looking for a takedown but Watts gets double underhooks and turns Aldridge into the cage.
The fighters circling - Aldridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jay Aldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldridge moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Aldridge misses with a combination
and Watts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aldridge manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldridge avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge looking to score a takedown here. Watts is defending well but Aldridge drives through and ends up in Watts's guard.
Watts pushes Aldridge off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aldridge misses with a few strikes there.
Watts tries to counter by clinching up but Aldridge breaks away and moves out of range.
Aldridge has managed to clinch.
Watts prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts works on Aldridge's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aldridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldridge is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watts trying to control from Aldridge's half guard. Aldridge has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldridge is on top in guard.
Aldridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Aldridge from controlling successfully.
Watts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aldridge wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts is trying to control the position but Aldridge postures up.
Aldridge throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mariano Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldridge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mariano Watts.
I think Watts 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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