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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 1083 p4p, 151 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 2664 p4p, 319 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy in the UK. Paul Joseph Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Woodcock's chin.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock scores with a one two! Watson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woodcock.
Woodcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Watson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Woodcock misses with a kick to the body.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woodcock.
Watson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson throws a leg kick
and Woodcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woodcock circles away.
Woodcock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Woodcock clinches with his opponent.
Woodcock tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Woodcock back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woodcock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcock misses with a body punch.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woodcock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woodcock misses with a wild body shot.
Woodcock fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a right hand to the body.
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Woodcock ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Woodcock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Watson with a body shot.
Watson throws a right and a left that Woodcock avoids nicely.
Woodcock ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Woodcock tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson misses with a hook
letting Woodcock counter with a right hand.
Paul Joseph Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watson misses with a hook
enabling Woodcock to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodcock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woodcock to the mat! Woodcock manages to get full guard.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woodcock is keeping the position for now.
Woodcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodcock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Watson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson slows the pace down in half guard.
Watson wants to free his trapped foot but Woodcock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watson is taking a breather. Woodcock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Woodcock is defending well.
Watson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Woodcock manages to get to full guard.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woodcock is keeping the position for now.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Woodcock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Woodcock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woodcock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Woodcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woodcock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Woodcock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Woodcock counters with a straight right hand.
Woodcock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Woodcock settles back down.
Watson tests Woodcock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodcock thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woodcock.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodcock.
Watson throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Woodcock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woodcock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Woodcock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woodcock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Woodcock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Woodcock counters with a straight right hand.
Watson misses with a body punch
and Woodcock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock lands a jab to the nose.
Watson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Woodcock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Woodcock controlling Watson's posture.
Woodcock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Woodcock lands with a left to the head.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Woodcock has him pressed against the cage.
Woodcock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock working aggressively here.
Woodcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woodcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Woodcock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Woodcock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson takes a swing at Woodcock's ribcage but misses.
Woodcock looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
Woodcock scoring well with a low kick there.
Woodcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodcock moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Woodcock counters with a nice leg kick.
Peter Woodcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson moves forwards but Woodcock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woodcock slips a jab from Watson.
Woodcock avoids the body shot from Watson.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Woodcock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodcock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Woodcock settles back down.
Woodcock has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Woodcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Woodcock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Woodcock counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woodcock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a right hand to the body.
Woodcock connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Woodcock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodcock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson avoids the body shot from Woodcock.
Watson needs to keep his hands up - Woodcock had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a series of punches but Woodcock moves out of range.
Watson throws a body punch but Woodcock moves out of range.
Watson misses with an uppercut. Woodcock saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woodcock, right into the meat.
Watson misses with a left hand
and Woodcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson avoids a kick to the body.
Watson misses the body punch
and Woodcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Woodcock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woodcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Woodcock shapes to counter with a head kick.
Woodcock throws an off balance right hand
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Woodcock counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woodcock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Woodcock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woodcock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson misses the body punch
and Woodcock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock throws the kick towards the body but Watson avoids it.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woodcock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodcock.
Watson looks for a takedown but Woodcock sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Joseph Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Woodcock.
Nice uppercut lands for Watson. That snapped Woodcock's head back.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodcock.
Woodcock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Woodcock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodcock.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Woodcock.
Woodcock jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodcock punishes Watson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Woodcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woodcock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Woodcock!
Peter Woodcock 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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hype
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