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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Watson (ranked 5784 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Umbutu (ranked 6857 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Umbutu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Umbutu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Umbutu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Watson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Umbutu wants to clinch.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson really is a fat lump.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Umbutu moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
Umbutu has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Umbutu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Umbutu keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Umbutu is controlling the position.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Umbutu has him pressed against the cage.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Umbutu won't allow it.
Watson is trying to break free.
Umbutu has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Umbutu keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Umbutu is controlling him.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Umbutu is controlling him.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Umbutu won't allow it.
Umbutu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to break free but Umbutu pushes him back against the cage.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Umbutu tries to pull guard but Watson holds him up against the cage and eventually Umbutu drops back down to his feet.
Mark Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Umbutu.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Umbutu is working for takedown but Watson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Umbutu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Umbutu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Watson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Umbutu off balance momentarily.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umbutu can do to turn this around?
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watson catches Umbutu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umbutu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Umbutu is breathing heavily.
Watson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umbutu backs up against the cage.
Umbutu is rocked!
Umbutu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umbutu is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watson duly obliges.
Watson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Umbutu like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Umbutu from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Watson!
After winning the bout, Mark Watson 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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