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QFC Tournament 110 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deven Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deven Watts comes to the cage accompanied by breaking benjain- Polyamorous. Zach Watts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breaking Benjaim- I waill not Bow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deven Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zach Watts!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zach Watts shoots in and gets a takedown into Deven Watts's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Deven Watts is looking to stand up but Zach Watts isn't so interested in that idea.
Zach Watts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zach Watts is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Zach Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deven Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Zach Watts sprawls well. He's pushed Deven Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zach Watts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zach Watts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zach Watts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Deven Watts to the ground. Zach Watts is now in Deven Watts's guard.
Zach Watts wants to get up but he can't break Deven Watts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zach Watts prevents Deven Watts from getting back to his feet.
Deven Watts is breathing heavily.
Zach Watts stands up and waves to Deven Watts to follow him.
Deven Watts gets caught flat footed, as Zach Watts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zach Watts won't allow Deven Watts to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Deven Watts is working an open guard so Zach Watts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zach Watts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zach Watts decides to stand back up.
Zach Watts looking to score a takedown here. Deven Watts is defending well but Zach Watts drives through and ends up in Deven Watts's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zach Watts stands up from Deven Watts's guard - Zach Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zach Watts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zach Watts is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Deven Watts kicks off Zach Watts and gets to his feet.
Deven Watts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zach Watts tries to avoid it but Deven Watts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zach Watts to the ground. Zach Watts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deven Watts tries to sprawl but Zach Watts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Deven Watts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zach Watts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Deven Watts to get to his feet.
Zach Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deven Watts is defended easily by Zach Watts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deven Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deven Watts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zach Watts swivels and escapes.
Zach Watts shoots in and bounces Deven Watts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zach Watts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zach Watts stands and steps away. Deven Watts gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Deven Watts looks for a takedown but Zach Watts sprawls well.
Zach Watts feints and as Deven Watts raises his hands in defense, Zach Watts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zach Watts stands up from Deven Watts's guard - Zach Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Deven Watts shoots in but Zach Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zach Watts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zach Watts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Deven Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but Zach Watts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deven Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zach Watts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts stands up out of the half guard.
Deven Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zach Watts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zach Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts shoots for a takedown but Zach Watts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zach Watts stuffs the takedown.
Zach Watts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deven Watts sprawls well initially but Zach Watts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts wants to stand up but Deven Watts is controlling the position.
Zach Watts decides to stand and escape the position.
Deven Watts looks for a takedown but Zach Watts sprawls well.
Zach Watts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Deven Watts was covering up waiting for the punch and Zach Watts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zach Watts stands up and waves to Deven Watts to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zach Watts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zach Watts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Deven Watts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zach Watts is in Deven Watts's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Watts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Deven Watts or perhaps it was just good defense by Zach Watts which made him look bad.
Zach Watts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Deven Watts did well to prevent Zach Watts getting side control.
Zach Watts stands up and beckons Deven Watts to join him on the feet.
Deven Watts tries to sprawl but Zach Watts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Deven Watts.
Deven Watts manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown but Zach Watts shows good takedown defense.
Zach Watts scores with a takedown into Deven Watts's guard.
Deven Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zach Watts is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zach Watts stands up from Deven Watts's guard - Zach Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zach Watts drives through with a takedown into Deven Watts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zach Watts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deven Watts, up you get!
Deven Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zach Watts defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deven Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deven Watts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deven Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zach Watts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zach Watts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Deven Watts dives in and grabs Zach Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zach Watts pushes down on Deven Watts's head and hops out.
Zach Watts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deven Watts napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zach Watts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Deven Watts dives in and grabs Zach Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zach Watts pushes down on Deven Watts's head and hops out.
Deven Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zach Watts feints and as Deven Watts raises his hands in defense, Zach Watts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deven Watts wants to stand but Zach Watts is controlling the position.
Deven Watts trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zach Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zach Watts stands up from Deven Watts's guard - Zach Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Zach Watts as Deven Watts shoots in.
Zach Watts stuffs the takedown attempt from Deven Watts. Deven Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Deven Watts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zach Watts swivels and escapes.
Zach Watts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zach Watts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Deven Watts to get to his feet.
Zach Watts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zach Watts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Deven Watts to get to his feet.
Zach Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zach Watts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Deven Watts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zach Watts is in Deven Watts's guard.
Deven Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zach Watts is controlling him.
Zach Watts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deven Watts, up you get!
Zach Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deven Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zach Watts decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zach Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zach Watts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zach Watts stands up and waves to Deven Watts to follow him.
Deven Watts fails to land the takedown.
Zach Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deven Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Deven Watts is trying to get back to his feet.
Zach Watts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zach Watts is fending him off so far but Deven Watts persists. Nope, Zach Watts circles away and we're back to standing.
Zach Watts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zach Watts wants it to stay on the feet.
Zach Watts gets a double leg takedown into Deven Watts's guard.
Deven Watts has a closed guard, preventing Zach Watts from standing up.
Zach Watts stands up and waves to Deven Watts to follow him.
Zach Watts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zach Watts sprawls well. Zach Watts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deven Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Deven Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zach Watts drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Deven Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zach Watts circles away.
Deven Watts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zach Watts gets to his feet. Deven Watts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zach Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deven Watts's guard.
Deven Watts wants to get back to his feet but Zach Watts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zach Watts gets to his feet - Deven Watts follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deven Watts gets caught flat footed, as Zach Watts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zach Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zach Watts but Zach Watts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deven Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zach Watts avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deven Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zach Watts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deven Watts sprawls well initially but Zach Watts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zach Watts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deven Watts is trying to defend but Zach Watts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zach Watts stops Deven Watts from getting back to his feet.
Zach Watts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Deven Watts to get to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deven Watts is defended easily by Zach Watts.
Zach Watts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Deven Watts sprawls well initially but Zach Watts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zach Watts looking to score a takedown here. Deven Watts is defending well but Zach Watts drives through and ends up in Deven Watts's guard.
Zach Watts tries to stand but Deven Watts is controlling from the bottom.
Zach Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zach Watts gets a double leg takedown into Deven Watts's guard.
Deven Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zach Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zach Watts is controlling him.
Zach Watts gets to his feet - Deven Watts follows without any prompting.
Deven Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Zach Watts sprawls well. He's pushed Deven Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zach Watts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Deven Watts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zach Watts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zach Watts stands up from Deven Watts's guard - Zach Watts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zach Watts but Zach Watts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deven Watts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zach Watts tries to avoid it but Deven Watts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zach Watts to the ground. Zach Watts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zach Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Deven Watts is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zach Watts is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deven Watts tries for a takedown but Zach Watts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deven Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zach Watts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zach Watts wants to stand up but Deven Watts is controlling the position.
Deven Watts is trying to stand back up but Zach Watts is controlling him
Zach Watts stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Deven Watts to get to his feet.
Zach Watts stuffs the takedown.
Zach Watts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zach Watts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deven Watts looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zach Watts gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Deven Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zach Watts avoids it really well and circles away.
Deven Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zach Watts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Deven Watts to the ground. Zach Watts is now in Deven Watts's guard.
Zach Watts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Deven Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but Zach Watts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deven Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deven Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Zach Watts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deven Watts throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zach Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deven Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zach Watts but Zach Watts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zach Watts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zach Watts 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Zach Watts!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Zach Watts!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Zach Watts!
Zach Watts wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Dowdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen trapt- headstrong as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateusz Dowdak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dowdak defending well though.
Dowdak looking for submissions off his back.
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watts pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dowdak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dion Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dowdak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dowdak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dowdak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Watts is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dowdak, into his guard.
Dowdak is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Watts rolls with it to try and escape but Dowdak cranks on the arm and Watts is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateusz Dowdak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Rippler Rippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre Hennard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Rippler Rippler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre Hennard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hennard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rippler has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Rippler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hennard remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hennard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rippler can't do much from the bottom here.
Hennard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennard has hold of Rippler's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rippler tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hennard cranks the arm and Rippler screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rippler, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). George Pierre Hennard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hardcore Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by papa roach- scars. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Hardcore Icon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Icon defends it nicely.
Icon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Icon off to one side.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Icon, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Icon against the cage but Icon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Icon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watts as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Icon.
Dion Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Hardcore Icon.
Watts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watts stuffs the takedown attempt from Icon. Icon gets slowly back to his feet.
Icon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
Watts punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watts is defending against the submission attempts here by Icon.
Watts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icon trying to control from half guard but Watts is working away.
Watts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Icon looks winded!
Watts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Watts landing small, sideways elbows.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icon is trying to control. Watts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watts striking from half guard on the bottom.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
Watts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watts striking from half guard on the bottom.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Icon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
Watts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Icon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Icon's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Watts.
Despite having Icon's back, Watts says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Icon seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown. Icon tries to sprawl out of it but Watts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Icon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts slaps away a takedown attempt from Icon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watts looks for a takedown but Icon sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Icon.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Watts throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Watts throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Watts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watts lands a little strike from the bottom.
Watts throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icon avoids the strikes from the bottom by Watts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Watts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Icon gets caught flat footed, as Watts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watts stands and steps away. Icon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dion Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Icon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Icon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Icon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Icon manages to end up in side control.
Icon working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts is trying to strike from the bottom but Icon has passed into full mount.
Icon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Icon blocks Watts's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts is looking to improve his position but Icon isn't that keen on the idea.
Icon working for a submission but Watts is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is desperately trying to improve his position but Icon has a good base and remains in mount.
Watts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Icon is trying to control the action in half guard but Watts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watts striking from the bottom.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Watts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watts throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Icon is trying to control. Watts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dion Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Watts is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Icon is trying to control. Watts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts punching from the bottom.
Icon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watts!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is working to get back to half guard.
Watts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Icon. What's that going to do exactly?
Icon tries to control but Watts wriggling away.
Watts flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Icon scoring with strikes but Watts is staying in there.
Watts swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Watts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Icon. What's that going to do exactly?
Watts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watts throwing hammer fists to the chest of Icon. What's that going to do exactly?
Icon trying to control but Watts is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is in a horrible position here. Icon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Icon blocks Watts's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Watts tries to reverse the position but Icon maintains control.
Icon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Icon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Watts swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Watts regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Watts dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Watts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Icon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watts's guard.
Watts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Watts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watts wants to sweep here but Icon controlling him for the moment.
Icon wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Icon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Icon looking to pass the guard.
Watts will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Watts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Icon from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. The Hardcore Icon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watts scores with a takedown into Icon's guard.
Icon is controlling Watts's posture.
Icon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Icon controls Watts momentarily but Watts frees himself.
Watts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Watts gets caught napping as Icon dives in and scores a takedown. Watts manages to retain guard.
Watts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watts throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Watts trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Icon passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
Watts is pressing down on Icon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Watts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Watts striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Watts will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icon wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Icon is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Watts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Watts tries to strike from the bottom.
Watts will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Icon wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Icon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Icon wants to get back to his feet.
Watts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts missing with punches from the bottom.
Watts tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Icon is working for a kimura but Watts is defending it quite comfortably.
Icon blocks the strikes from Watts.
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 Dion Watts.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Dion Watts wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Dion Watts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Fitzwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Built This City by Jefferson Starship on Grooveshark target=blank>We Built This City. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dion Fitzwater!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fitzwater on his heels. He'll look to pass Fitzwater's guard now, I'm sure.
Harris postures up in Fitzwater's guard and throws a big left but Fitzwater blocks it.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris postures up in Fitzwater's guard and throws a big left but Fitzwater blocks it.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christian Harris just wasn't active enough.
Harris moves into the clinch.
A short right from Fitzwater.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris jumps guard and drags Fitzwater to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris pulls Fitzwater in close to prevent any damage.
Harris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fitzwater throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Fitzwater is proving a slippery customer.
Christian Harris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harris clinches up with Fitzwater and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fitzwater pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater with a poor takedown
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fitzwater's guard.
Fitzwater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitzwater is keeping the position for now.
Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Fitzwater throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitzwater is keeping the position for now.
Fitzwater looks winded!
Harris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Christian Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fitzwater with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Harris is looking for a triangle here but Fitzwater uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Fitzwater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fitzwater is breathing heavily.
Harris scoring with punches and elbows.
Christian Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitzwater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Fitzwater keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitzwater can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christian Harris just wasn't active enough.
Fitzwater gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes Fitzwater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harris controlling the action here.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Fitzwater defends the submission attempt.
Harris passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris shoots in and bounces Fitzwater off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Harris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fitzwater's waist but Fitzwater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Harris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harris working Fitzwater over with strikes here.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dion Fitzwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzwater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris dominating with strikes here.
Harris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fitzwater can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harris stands up from mount. Strange move.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into Fitzwater's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris works over Fitzwater with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fitzwater defend it? Harris steps over the head and cranks it - Fitzwater is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Harris!
After winning the bout, Christian Harris 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fitzwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewan Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzwater comes to the cage accompanied by endeverafter- no more words. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Fitzwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewan Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzwater dives in and grabs Turnbull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turnbull pushes down on Fitzwater's head and hops out.
Fitzwater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turnbull decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fitzwater's guard.
Fitzwater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turnbull tries to stand but Fitzwater is controlling from the bottom.
Fitzwater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwater trying to keep a closed guard but Turnbull is proving a slippery customer.
Turnbull won't allow Fitzwater to sweep him here.
Turnbull tries to stand but Fitzwater is controlling from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ewan Turnbull hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fitzwater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turnbull as he jumps to the side.
Fitzwater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turnbull as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Fitzwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater tries for a takedown but Turnbull circles away easily
and Turnbull counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turnbull.
Fitzwater tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fitzwater is breathing heavily.
Turnbull gets to his feet. Fitzwater looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Turnbull shoots in looking for a takedown. Fitzwater tries to sprawl out of it but Turnbull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fitzwater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turnbull circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turnbull counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fitzwater's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull stands and steps away. Fitzwater gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Turnbull misses with a takedown attempt - Fitzwater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fitzwater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fitzwater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fitzwater napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Turnbull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull shoots in but Fitzwater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turnbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fitzwater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzwater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turnbull.
Fitzwater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewan Turnbull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turnbull looking to score a takedown here. Fitzwater is defending well but Turnbull drives through and ends up in Fitzwater's guard.
Fitzwater trying to control the position.
Fitzwater on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitzwater tries to get out of the position.
Fitzwater has a closed guard, preventing Turnbull from standing up.
Fitzwater working a defensive guard but Turnbull manages to pass into side control anyway.
Turnbull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwater wants to clinch but Turnbull slips to the side
and Turnbull counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fitzwater won't be happy with that.
Fitzwater tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnbull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater leaves Turnbull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fitzwater shoots in but Turnbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turnbull gets a double leg takedown into Fitzwater's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull stands up from Fitzwater's guard - Turnbull perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fitzwater wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Fitzwater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turnbull with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fitzwater counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jack Fitzwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewan Turnbull.
Fitzwater trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turnbull is looking to stand up but Fitzwater isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Fitzwater just wasn't active enough.
Turnbull dives in and grabs Fitzwater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitzwater pushes down on Turnbull's head and hops out.
Turnbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitzwater sprawls well. He's pushed Turnbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Turnbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turnbull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull dives in and grabs Fitzwater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitzwater pushes down on Turnbull's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewan Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Fitzwater.
Turnbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzwater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turnbull as he avoids it easily.
Fitzwater rushes Turnbull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzwater wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzwater tries to circle away but Turnbull has him pinned against the cage.
Fitzwater tries to score a body lock takedown but Turnbull shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwater is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turnbull to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Fitzwater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzwater tries to pull guard but Turnbull holds him up against the cage and eventually Fitzwater drops back down to his feet.
Fitzwater is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turnbull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fitzwater is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turnbull wants to take the fight to the mat but Fitzwater manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fitzwater jumps guard but Turnbull stands there with Fitzwater around his waist. Fitzwater gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Turnbull gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater is trying to control but Turnbull passes into side control!
Turnbull decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fitzwater to his feet.
Turnbull shoots for a takedown but Fitzwater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitzwater throws a head kick but Turnbull moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzwater has a takedown stuffed.
Turnbull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitzwater has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fitzwater as he avoids it easily.
Turnbull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitzwater is looking to clinch.
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown but Fitzwater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turnbull moves away from the strike by Fitzwater.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ewan Turnbull.
I've got Turnbull 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ewan Turnbull!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ewan Turnbull!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ewan Turnbull!
Ewan Turnbull wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sho Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Samsona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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156 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sho Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Samsona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goon with a poor takedown
so Samsona counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goon wants to get back to his feet but Samsona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Samsona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Goon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Samsona doesn't defend quickly enough and Goon has managed to lock this one up! Can Samsona escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Goon on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sho Goon!
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