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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 2274 p4p, 259 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 1631 p4p, 195 weight class). Watt comes into the arena with Edmund Fitzgerald blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
24 - 38 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
A combination from Watt does no damage.
As Watt backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Watt manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Watt.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watt tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watt.
Watt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanchez to the ground. Watt is now in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Watt presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt breaks the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Watt.
Watt misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Watt misses with a body shot.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Watt misses.
Watt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Watt - that will leave a mark!
Watt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Watt had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Watt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Watt pushes him away.
Watt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt keeps the fight on the outside.
Watt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watt throws out the jab.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Watt shoots and misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Watt misses with an uppercut.
Watt throws a leg kick that misses.
Watt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Scott Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Watt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Watt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Watt misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Watt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Watt misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Watt.
As Watt backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Watt manages to avoid it all.
Watt misses with a series of wild punches.
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Watt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Watt scores with a nice right hand.
Steve Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Watt.
Watt lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a jab to the nose.
Watt cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Watt.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Watt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watt.
Sanchez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Watt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Watt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watt has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Watt throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt 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.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez 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.
Watt throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Watt misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watt swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut lands for Watt. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Watt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watt cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Watt throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Watt misses with a body shot.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watt misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Watt thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Watt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Watt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watt distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watt trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Watt works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Watt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Watt connects with a looping right hand.
Scott Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Watt.
Watt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Watt.
Watt lands with a right hand.
Watt misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watt throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watt thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Watt throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watt, as that shot connected.
Watt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Watt settles back down.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Watt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watt misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watt misses the jab.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Watt misses its intended target.
Watt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Watt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watt lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Watt misses with a body shot.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watt doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Watt does no damage.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Watt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a head kick.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Watt slips the punch.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Watt.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt misses with a straight left.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Watt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Watt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Watt misses.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Steve Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a series of wild punches.
Watt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Watt.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watt lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watt.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Watt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Watt thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watt scores with a jab.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Watt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Watt scores with a jab to the head.
Watt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Watt feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Watt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Watt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
Scott Watt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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