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LIA 29: Calmer Than You Are PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Nierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Bunks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uri Nierer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uri Nierer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jami Bunks!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nierer lands with a nice body punch.
Nierer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nierer lands a jab to Bunks's midsection.
Bunks looks winded!
Nierer lands with a hook. Bunks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bunks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nierer moves into the clinch successfully.
Nierer is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Nierer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nierer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nierer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nierer lands a right hand.
Bunks is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nierer gets through Bunks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunks is still on wobbly legs! Can Nierer finish him?
Nierer lands a body shot.
Nierer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nierer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bunks seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunks takes a shot to the head.
Nierer is muscling Bunks up against the cage and as Bunks bounces back off, Nierer cracks him with a huge right hand! Bunks crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uri Nierer!
Uri Nierer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uli Kunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimo Primo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunkel's entrance music is Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. A fine choice. Optimo Primo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uli Kunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Optimo Primo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kunkel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Primo.
Primo throws a counter combo.
Kunkel throws an overhand right that lands on Primo's shoulder, as Primo tries to avoid the shot.
Kunkel closes the distance and pushes Primo back into the cage.
Kunkel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunkel throws a hook but Primo avoids it easily.
Kunkel looks to throw the jab but Primo is out of range.
Primo slips under a jab.
Primo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Primo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunkel moves into range and clinches up with Primo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo throws a head punch that misses.
Kunkel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kunkel blocking some punches.
Kunkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunkel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Primo fails to land.
Primo tries to work over Kunkel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Primo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
Kunkel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kunkel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Primo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Primo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Primo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel scores with a shot to the body.
Kunkel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kunkel misses the shot to the body.
Primo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunkel.
Primo unleashes a big counter combination but Kunkel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Kunkel is out of range.
Kunkel throws a shot to the body.
Uli Kunkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunkel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kunkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Kunkel.
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!
Kunkel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunkel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Kunkel misses.
Primo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Primo avoids the body shot from Kunkel.
Kunkel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Uli Kunkel has been cut.
Kunkel tries to clinch but Primo moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Primo misses.
Kunkel throws a hook but Primo blocks it.
Primo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kunkel.
Kunkel throws a body shot but no joy.
Primo wants to counter with a clinch but Kunkel pushes him away.
Primo throws out a loose jab but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunkel takes the fight into the clinch.
Kunkel manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunkel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Kunkel misses its target.
Nice shot by Kunkel.
Kunkel takes a swing at Primo's ribcage but misses.
Primo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Primo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kunkel with a body shot.
Primo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kunkel.
Kunkel moves away from the strike by Primo.
Kunkel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunkel is looking to wear down Primo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kunkel throws a jab but it's blocked by Primo.
It seemed like Primo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uli Kunkel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uli Kunkel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kunkel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Primo circles away quickly and effectively.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Kunkel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Primo can do to turn this around?
Primo throws an off balance right hand
and Kunkel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primo misses with a straight left.
Kunkel lands a jab-cross combination.
Kunkel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kunkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Primo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunkel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Primo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunkel lands a nice shot that snaps Primo's head back.
Kunkel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunkel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Kunkel misses.
Kunkel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Primo moves into the clinch.
Primo working aggressively here.
Primo working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Kunkel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Primo.
Primo misses with the head strike.
Kunkel manages to break the clinch.
Kunkel looks to land a combination but Primo avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel swings widly with a right hand
and Primo counters with a beautiful punch that sends Kunkel to the canvas!
Kunkel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Primo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Primo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Kunkel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Primo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kunkel seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Primo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Primo slips nicely into half guard.
Primo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kunkel sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Primo is looking for a kimura but Kunkel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Primo to get the leverage.
Kunkel trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kunkel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Optimo Primo!
A less than humble Optimo Primo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Uli Kunkel stepped up to the mic, saying 'no comment guys'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carter Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald lands with a good body shot.
Ho throws a hook but Fitzgerald avoids it easily.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzgerald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald feints a counter leg kick.
Fitzgerald tries to land a body kick
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
and Fitzgerald counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ho 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.
Ho lands with a straight right. Fitzgerald didn't see that one coming.
Fitzgerald misses the body punch
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Ho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a big right hand! Oh Fitzgerald is in trouble here! Ho follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guido Sarducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarducci comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guido Sarducci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Guido Sarducci has been cut.
Ahma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarducci counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarducci circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sarducci counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarducci. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarducci counters with a straight right hand.
Sarducci cracks a nice hook into Ahma's ribs.
Ahma misses with a hook.
Ahma swings widly with a right hand
and Sarducci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahma wants to clinch.
Sarducci staying out of range there.
Ahma gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarducci tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Sarducci back against the cage.
Ahma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarducci is keeping busy.
Ahma takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma misses with a hook to the body
and Sarducci counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarducci lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Sarducci.
Ahma digs a good body shot into Sarducci's ribs.
Ahma throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarducci.
Ahma slips a jab from Sarducci.
A cross from Sarducci lands.
Antti Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Sarducci.
Ahma is rocked!
Sarducci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahma walks into a jab.
Ahma is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarducci finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarducci drops Ahma with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sarducci follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guido Sarducci!
Guido Sarducci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Grayson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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164 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grayson pinned against the cage. Grayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Grayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza gets a takedown into half guard.
Souza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grayson!
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Grayson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Grayson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Souza anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Grayson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Souza slips an arm under Grayson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Souza has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Souza is squeezing on Grayson like an anaconda would it's prey. Grayson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Souza!
Ronaldo Souza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samy Radjansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radjansky comes to the cage accompanied by Suriname Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samy Radjansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radjansky cracks Chavez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Radjansky is trying to break the clinch but Chavez has him pressed against the cage.
Radjansky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez jumps guard but Radjansky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Radjansky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Radjansky counters with a series of strikes. Chavez will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Radjansky. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radjansky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radjansky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Radjansky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez shoots and misses
and Radjansky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez is rocked!
Samy Radjansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
As Chavez looks to move away, Radjansky throws a big counter combo but Chavez just gets out of the way.
Radjansky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Radjansky finish him?
Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Radjansky scores with a counter punch that sends Chavez to the canvas! Radjansky smells blood - he's punishing Chavez with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chavez has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samy Radjansky!
Samy Radjansky managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Oblivion Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Watanabe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Brown's chin.
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
Brown works Watanabe's body with a nice hook.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watanabe shoots in but no luck this time.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Watanabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watanabe pulls his head out easily.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown has hold of Watanabe's hands but Watanabe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watanabe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Watanabe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Watanabe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watanabe lands a nice short elbow.
Watanabe working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown is rocked!
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Brown quite badly. Brown pulls Watanabe in close trying to recover. Watanabe postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Brown on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Brown doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Watanabe!
Kenji Watanabe retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Watanabe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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pop
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