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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Ascension 350
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Povetkin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Povetkin cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
Povetkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Povetkin avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Povetkin counters with a two punch combo.
Povetkin throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Povetkin misses with a wild combination.
Watson throws out a counter right but Povetkin avoids it with no problem.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Povetkin scores with a three punch combo!
Watson lands an overhand right.
Povetkin misses with a straight right.
Watson scores with a decent looking hook.
Watson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Povetkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Povetkin.
Povetkin loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Povetkin and move into the clinch position.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson defending well as Povetkin loads up on a big left hand.
Povetkin misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Povetkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Povetkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.#CL2#
Watson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Povetkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Povetkin.
Povetkin is trying to break free.
Watson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Povetkins head.
Povetkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Povetkin.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Povetkin's efforts to push away.
Watson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Povetkin is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Povetkin being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Watson.
#T3#
Povetkin tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson just leaning against Povetkin, taking a breather. #BC#
Povetkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Watson looks to move away, Povetkin throws a big counter combo but Watson just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Povetkin misses the target.
Povetkin misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson slips under a jab from Povetkin.
Povetkin misses with a straight right.
Watson cracks Povetkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Povetkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Povetkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Povetkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
Watson scores with a jab. Povetkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Povetkin scores with a four punch combination!#T4#
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!
Povetkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Povetkin misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Povetkin tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson wants to clinch up but Povetkin keeps it at a distance.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Povetkin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson connects with a body shot.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Watson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Watson rushes Povetkin and presses him up against the cage.
Povetkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Povetkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Watson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Povetkin throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Povetkin misses with a combination
and Watson counters with a leg kick.
Povetkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Povetkin tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Povetkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson 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.
Povetkin lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Povetkin blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Watson clinches up against the cage.
Povetkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Povetkin blocking some punches.
Watson lands a right hand. #T1#
Povetkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Povetkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
#BC#
Povetkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Povetkin.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Povetkin misses with a double jab.
Povetkin misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watson.
Povetkin misses with a looping left.
Watson jabs at Povetkin's body.
Povetkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Povetkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Povetkin pushes him away.#T2#
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Povetkin misses
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Povetkin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Povetkin moved out of range nicely.
Watson moves away from the strike by Povetkin.
Watson wants to clinch up but Povetkin keeps it at a distance.
Povetkin lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
#CL2#
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Povetkin blocks an uppercut.
Povetkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson working aggressively here.
Povetkin is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.#BC#
Povetkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Watson with a hook.
Povetkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Povetkin missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Povetkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Povetkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Povetkin loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson cracks Povetkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Povetkin is out of range and Watson settles back down.
Watson slips under a jab.
Povetkin misses with a wild combination.
Povetkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson feints and then cracks Povetkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Povetkin down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Povetkin.#T4#
Povetkin looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Povetkin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Povetkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Povetkin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watson takes a swing at Povetkin's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Watson clinches up with Povetkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson leaning against his opponent.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Povetkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Povetkin letting Watson take a breather here.
Povetkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Povetkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Povetkin seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Povetkin.
Povetkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.#ROC2#
Povetkin is rocked!
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Povetkin ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Povetkin's hands.#CL2#
Watson moves into range and clinches up with Povetkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Povetkin's efforts to push away.
Povetkin blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Watson.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Povetkin is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Povetkin tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Watson.
Watson effectively controlling the action here.
Povetkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Watson pushes Povetkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Povetkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson is stalling here.
Povetkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Povetkin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Povetkin wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watson effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Watson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Povetkin or not.
Watson prevents Povetkin from breaking the clinch.
Povetkin is trying to break the clinch but Watson is controlling him.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Povetkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Povetkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Povetkin blocks a body shot from Watson.
Povetkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Povetkin wants to break free but Watson has control.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Watson just leaning against Povetkin, taking a breather.
Povetkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson working aggressively here.
#T3#
Povetkin is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Povetkin backwards.
Watson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Povetkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Povetkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Povetkin blocks an uppercut.
Watson is leaning against Povetkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Povetkin letting Watson take a breather here.
Watson stalling the fight.
Povetkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson is struggling to control the position.
Watson misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Watson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Povetkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Povetkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Povetkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexander Povetkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Povetkin misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Povetkin misses with a leg kick
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson cracks the inside of Povetkin's front leg.
Povetkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Povetkin.
Thomas Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Povetkin lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Watson!
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